St Charles High School - Halo Yearbook (St Charles, IL)

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Saint nine miss by one St. Charles' varsity baseball squad established a record for most wins ever by going 21-4 for the season under the direction of head coach Wayne DeMaar. The Saint nine, in addition to sweeping all six non-conference games and capturing the Upstate Eight Conference championship with an 11-4 mark, brought home the Plainfield Regional title and a second-place finish at the Lockport Sectional. With a state playoff berth on the line, the Saints dropped an 11-2 decision to Joliet West in the Lockport Sectional championship game to miss by one game of having the chance to go to Peoria for the state playoffs. Seniors Dan Gierke 1shortstopJ, Steve Bosene 1center fieldj, Dennis Warford 1third basej and Brad Wickersham 1pitcherJ were named unanimously to the UEC all-conference team. Warford 13337, second baseman Mike Liesman 1.3031 and left fielder Mark Grossklag 1.2991 were among the regulars in leading the Saints in hitting. Ftosene topped the team in doubles with six, while Warford swatted a club-leading two home runs. Liesman batted in 17 runs and Warford swiped 24 bases for other team leaderships. Wickersham and Brinkman carried the pitching staff with seven wins apiece, while senior Greg O'Berry added five victories. Wickersham wound up with a 1.22 earned run average and 66 strikeouts in 62 innings pitched. 7 .- ' . a . n., . A, M Fiow 1: Mark DeHart, manager, Rob Kohlhagen, Mike Liesman, Bob Jones, Brad Wickersham, Dan Gierke, Paul Bray, Steve Rosene, Doug Watson, and Randy Wilkerson, manager. Row 2: Mark Grossklag, Bruce Lawyer, Tim Wade, Jeff Cassens, Mark Pearson, Ken Lundgren, Greg O'Berry, and Roger Berg. Row 3: Coach Wayne DeMaar, Tim Smith, Dave Horton, Curt Kay, Jim Yeck, Phil Brinkman, Dennis Warford, Bri Johnson, Mike Hernandez, and Coach Larry Hawkins. 1Missing, Don Mazur, Jim Banaski, Kurt Sundberg, Ed Warford.J 192 'Q 5 4 E 5' f

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fOpposite page, lowerl Varsity, Row 1, Evan Kleber, Gary Erickson, Ed Ashe, Kevin O'Brien, Todd Wendling. Row 2, Coach Dan Hall, Matt Nelson, Gary Nussbaum, Steve Schrieber. fNot pictured, Jeff Elliottj iOpposite page, topj Junior Todd Wendling shows his style of backhand. lTopl Ed Ashe wonders if a connection will be made. lBottoml State Qualifier Todd Wendling had a 19-9 record for the season.

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if ex-3 xg it .I ir ffl fOpposite, topl, Dennis Warford and Brad Wickersham wait for fellow infielders for a quick conference on the mound. fTop leftj, Saint team members show mixed feelings after a hard game against Batavia. fTop rightj First baseman Mark Pearson throws toward home for a play at the plate. fBelow lefty, Mike Liesman examines his bat before approaching the box. lAboveJ, Greg O'Berry hurls a curve to strike out another batter.